Thursday, June 17, 2010

All Done

Finished the first quilt I've made in almost 20 years. Working full time, I never had the time to sew the way I liked. It has been so gratifying to get back to a hobby I loved.

I think it came out very pretty:

Onto the next project. I have a massive co-pay for my new electric wheelchair and my roof is leaking in a way no one can either discover or fix. So to raise money for both these financial black holes, I am offering custom quilts through my Etsy shop,http://stitchesthroughtime.etsy.com

TM: Thank you!! I can't reach y back either since breaking my shoulder, but why don't we virtually pat each other on the back for just being so wonderful in general. :)

Alix: From your mouth to God's ears!! Thanks or stopping by!

Jen: Thank you, I'm glad you like the quilt. Ugh, you're dealing with roof stuff too?!?! What a nightmare. One of the worst things for me is so shallow. I love the rain, love the sound of it when I am curled up with a cup of tea and a book. I can't even enjoy that now because the minute it starts raining I know it means trouble. :(

Love the fabrics! I am currently making a quilt for my best friend - her daughter is coming home from Afghanistan in July. She's a medic for the Air Force. I love making quilts...but there never seems to be enough time, huh?

If you can crochet, you can do a simple patchwork quilt. It is as easy as matching up lines and putting the pieces together. The only slightly tricky part is making sure your four corners match, but someone who knows how could show you in a few minutes.

Fabulous

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Welcome to Nourish: living, laughing, whining. Here is a blog where you will find encouragement, boring stories and, best of all, self-pity!

Yikes, what a journey this is!! Who needs to do it alone?!? And without laughing?!?

This started out as a blog for weight loss support, to nourish ourselves as we slimmed down. ha ha ha ha Ok, at least for me, that didn't happen. But lots more did, so I started writing about that instead.

Now in my posts I consider how it helps to have a sense of humor while exploring life. Although it is still important to take care of ourselves physically and emotionally. Don't forget that.

This site was inspired by the brilliant ideas and input of many dear friends.

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About Me

I am a 60-something writer and I spend much of my time pretending I don’t have Multiple Sclerosis. I have limited success at that. Unfortunately, life did not think MS was quite enough and I am also fighting Stage Four breast cancer. The rest of the time I write, I read, I knit, I sew. I obsessively watch documentaries about the British Royal Family. Ok, just kidding about that last one. Sort of. It’s NOT obsessive.
I am an inveterate Anglophile. I am grateful for my children, for my grandchildren and for my many, many wonderful friends. I think vodka is underrated as a coping mechanism. I adore my little dog. I wish I could marry Dick Cavett, Conan O’Brien and Bruce Springsteen. But not at the same time. I realize two of them are out because they are already married. I thought that still left Dick. But I just found out to my dismay he is taken as well. Sigh. Further proof you can't always get what you want.

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. --Mark Twain